Growth of hierarchical based ZnO micro/nanostructured films and their tunable wettability behavior

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6678-6686

  Suresh Kumar, P ^a   Dhayal Raj, A ^a   Mangalaraj, D ^a   Nataraj, D ^a   Ponpandian, N ^a   Li, Lin ^b   Chabrol, G ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical process; Hierarchical ZnO films; Surface analysis; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; METALLIC FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WETTING; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; HIERARCHICAL ZNO; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TUNABLE WETTABILITIES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE (WCA);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 79954623849     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.02.101     Document Type: Article

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